Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays

Monday             January 5^th John Neumann, Bishop

  7:00 PM            Intentions of the Parishioners

Tuesday             January 6^th Blessed Andre’ Bessette, Religious

  8:00 AM          Mary Reid r/o Felix & Eileen Reid

Wednesday        January 7^th Raymond of Penafort, Priest

  No Mass on Wednesday

Thursday        January 8^th

  8:00 AM          Intentions of the Parishioners

Friday               January 9^th

  8:00 AM          Intentions of the Parishioners

Saturday           January 10^th

  8:00 AM          Intentions of the Parishioners

  5:30 PM          Brian Parenti r/o Nanny & Pop-Pop

Sunday              January 11^th

  8:00 AM       Mary Higland r/o Franzyshen Family

10:00 AM          David Conner r/o Bob & Joan McArdle

12 NOON          Florence Kemper

                                 r/o Sandra Suseck & Family

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did You Wrap Your Gift?

 

Would you give a gift to a friend and not wrap it?  Would you take a present to a party and not put your name on it?  Please treat your weekly gift to God with the care and respect you would any gift that you give. Wrap it in an envelope and put your name on it.  It will make you feel so much better about that gift.  Try it some Sunday and see if it doesn’t make you feel a little prouder of your gift. 

 

If you need parish envelopes, please call the parish office at (732) 356-1037 or visit www.olmsbb.org for an online form and drop it in the collection basket or fill out the below info and drop it in the collection basket.

 

Name:____________________________________

 

Address:__________________________________

 

Contact Number:___________________________

 

 

 

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Facilitating Deeper Faith Sharing

January 14, 7:30 – 9:30 PM  Immaculate Conception Parish Center, 35 Mountain Ave., Somerville, NJ in the St. Anne’s Room.

Many parishes have ongoing small groups that meet regularly to pray together, read Scripture, share faith and discuss what is happening in their lives and in the world around them. Sister Eileen Smith, co-director of Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer, has had many years experience in Spiritual Direction. She will offer us, in the workshop, tools for the small faith sharing group facilitator to help move the group participants to a deeper faith sharing.

For more information please contact Sara Sharlow at

(732) 562-1990 x1633 ssharlow@diometuchen.org or Mary Ann Giannone at (732) 562-1990 x1630

mgiannone@diometuchen.org

What Have You Done For Your Marriage Lately?

WORLD MARRIAGE DAY CELEBRATION

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Bring the whole family and join us for a “special” celebration beginning with the 12:00 Noon Mass at St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen.  Bishop Paul Bootkoski will be the celebrant.  Rev. Timothy Christy, Pastor, St. Magdalen Church, Flemington is guest homilist. 

A festive brunch will follow immediately in the Cathedral Community Room.  Dr. Philip Mango, the featured nationally renowned guest speaker, will address the topic of “The Real Deal About Men & Women”.  Dr. Mango is a licensed psychotherapist & co-founder of St. Michael’s Institute for Psychological Sciences.  Pre-registration necessary.  $50 per family,  $35.00 per couple, $20 per person. For additional information contact the Family Life Office (732) 562-1990 x. 1624 or e-mail:  family.life@diometuchen.org.  Visit our website:  www.diometuchen.org/deptsministries/family-life to download registration form. 

Catholic Infertility Support Group

Suffering Silently?- Are you and your spouse currently experiencing the pain of infertility or the inability to maintain a pregnancy?  There is support available!  Come join us for a Catholic Infertility Support Group, now being offered through the Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen on the third Saturday of the month at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway, NJ. 

 

The first meeting will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM.  For more information and to pre-register, please contact Amy Sherlock at (908) 500-1695 or amysherlock@gmail.com  There is no fee.

 

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Youth Group News

The next Youth Group meeting will be on Sunday, January 4th at 7 p.m. in the Youth Group Room/Chapel (behind the rectory).  All teens are invited. 

 

Truths

Adults have learned

1)   Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.  

2)   Wrinkles don't hurt.  

3)   Families are like fudge..mostly sweet, with a few nuts.  

4)   Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

5)   Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.  

6)   Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

Truths

About Getting Old

1)   Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

2)   Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.  

3)   When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.

4)   You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

5)   It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

6)   Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

7)   Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.